Category Archives: general

It’s a little bittersweet, but as of today (November 23, 2012) Oia is sold to her new owners, Victor and Svetlana, who I hear are aboard in the B&V yard, getting situated, and learning about their new boat. Congratulations to them! … Continue reading →

UPDATE: As of November 23, 2012, Oia is sold to Victor and Svetlana, who are aboard and happy with their new boat! Congratulations and fair winds! After a fair bit of thought, and lots of hemming and hawing, I have finally decided … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time, but Oia still exists, of course. We’ve been living in NYC (and Singapore — visa issues, long story) since early 2012 and Oia has, sadly, moved to the back burner. She’s spent the year slowly undergoing refit in … Continue reading →

First things first. The bad news: our cruising plans, which had been set to begin right around now, have been indefinitely postponed. The good news: they were postponed because I accepted an offer to continue at Voxel in New York, … Continue reading →

Almost ready to sail up to Langkawi. We spent most of the weekend at the boat cleaning, organizing, and tying up loose ends. The dockbox finally got emptied out after a year and a half of accumulation of random stuff. … Continue reading →

My fiancée Charlene read my last post and decided she wanted to get in on the action too. She’s Singaporean and so she can provide some interesting perspective on why living aboard in Singapore is just not that common — and … Continue reading →

I started the weekend out with a Friday spent zooming all over Singapore in taxis, buses, and trains to pick up various materials. Singapore may look small on the map but it’s a pretty big place if you don’t have … Continue reading →

I did the LASIK surgery last week. Recap in a nutshell: it was totally worth it, and it’s very exciting to be able to see pretty much all the time. Only downside is there’s some recovery time involved. Currently I’m … Continue reading →

I am finding planning the repower job to be a terrible mess. I have a spreadsheet with 94 rows (and counting) to keep track of all the different contractors I’ve been in touch with for stuff like the actual installation; … Continue reading →

We are Charlene and Kris, a Singaporean and American couple living in SE Asia. Oia is our boat. She's a 40' sloop outfitted for cruising; she has lain in Singapore for a couple years and is now nearly ready for some real sailing. This blog is about the trials, tribulations, and adventures of learning more about Oia, living on a boat, and sailing in Southeast Asia!